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Sales of class 8 trucks stopped slumping in September — and fell right off the edge of the table — with a monthly total 38.6% below September 1999, the largest month-to-month drop so far this year.

Carriers in Canada are facing increased federal government scrutiny of safety as a result of efforts by Transport Canada to harmonize the National Safety Code amongst the nation’s various jurisdictions.

Fresh from a victory in the hours-of-service issue, for-hire interstate motor carriers and their representatives wrestled among themselves over how to approach efforts to sink the Single State Registration System.

A convoy of trucks — toy trucks — will be arriving at homes in the San Diego area after American Trucking Associations completes its annual Management Conference and Exhibition.

In the news this morning: Samsung left hanging after Renault halts purchase talks; Volvo's 3Q earnings dip on weak North American truck market; Smithway reports zero earnings per share in 3Q; and more.

This afternoon's headlines: Canacar launches protest against M.S. Carriers' Mexican subsidiary; Wabash 3Q income cut in half; heating oil, diesel prices could jump with one cold snap; and more.

Today's technology headlines: Wireless firms want FCC to apply privacy rules on Net; smart tires to warn drivers via mobile messages; and subscribers finding long waits for high-speed Net access.

Despite the explosion in trade between the United States and Canada, the North American Free Trade Agreement is not working as well as it could and the United States is to blame, says the chief executive officer of the Canadian Trucking Alliance.

President Clinton has warned Congress that he intends to veto its new Labor Department appropriations bill because it contains a prohibition on developing new ergonomics rules for the nation’s industries.

Under pressure from the National Transportation Safety Board, the Department of Transportation’s Research and Special Programs Administration will draft a proposal likely to alter tanker trailer design.